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Robert Rochelle

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Robert Peyton Rochelle, age 66, passed away on July 15, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, July 18 at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville from 4-6 p.m. He was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from Zebco Motor Guide where he was a Materials Manager for 30 years.

Those who knew him know he attended more funerals than he ever felt comfortable with and he would like his friends to see his death as a celebration of his life.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Jackie Palmateer Rochelle; one brother; one sister; a maternal aunt and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rado Rochelle and Lois Tipton Rochelle Pollard.